Pandemic containment measures to be lifted in mid-March

The Omicron pandemic wave is peaking and the government is discussing the date for abolition of the remaining restrictions with experts. Measures such as vaccination checks in restaurants and mandatory respirators indoors may be lifted in the first half of March. The coalition parties SaS and Sme rodina are pushing for a February date. The rising number of hospitalized patients, at 2,200, is a strong argument against lifting the restrictions.